Introduction

Once you type a document and get the content how you want it, the finishing touches can sometimes be the most important. An
eye catching document will draw the reader in, while a boring font without a lot of extra details will draw the reader away
from all your hard work. To create that interest, Microsoft Office Word 2007 can help you change your document for a fresh
look. One of the first elements you can change is your font attributes. Applying bold, underline, or italics when appropriate,
can emphasize text. You might find that having different font sizes in your document to denote various topics will also enhance
your document.

You can change the kerning—the amount of space between each individual character, for a special effect on a title or other parts of text. You can also
apply a dropped capital letter to introduce a body of text, add a shading or border onto your document.

Word has various tools to help you format your document. You can search and replace formatting effects, display rulers, change
a paragraph alignment, set paragraph tabs and indents, and change your line spacing. There are times when typing a paragraph
will not do your text justice. Creating a bulleted or numbered list might better show your information. To further enhance
the appearance of the text in a paragraph, you can quickly add a border and shading to selected text. If you have confidential
information in a document or text that you don’t want others to see, you can use a formatting option to hide the text.